Gyroplane

N8688A

Homebuilt Single PL Gyroplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
001
Class
Gyroplane
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Missouri City, TX
Registration record

N8688A on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Single PL Gyroplane
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Missouri City, TX
Certificate issued
2024-07-31
Airworthiness date
2007-10-06
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ABF000
Mode S (octal)
52770000
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N8688A to the current registrant.
  • 2018-05-07
    N8688A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-2098); cancelled.
  • 2007-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N8688A

N8688A is a Homebuilt Single PL Gyroplane, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Missouri City, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a gyroplane, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated October 6, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8688A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8688A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.